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Bruce Springsteen is mad as hell about HB2 and he’s not going to take it any more (Picture: MylesGoode)

Bruce Springsteen has pulled his upcoming gig in Greensboro, North Carolina as a protest against the state’s controversial ‘bathroom’ law.

The legislation, officially known as HB2, means that those who are transgender cannot use the bathroom assigned to the gender that they identify as.

Now the Born In The USA singer called the new law an ‘attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress’.

In a statement on his website, apologising to fans, the 66-year-old wrote: ‘Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them.

‘It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards.’

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Tickets for the concert will be refunded to would-be gig-goers at point of purchase.

BRUCE'S STATEMENT IN FULL

As you, my fans, know I’m scheduled to play in Greensboro, North Carolina this Sunday. As we also know, North Carolina has just passed HB2, which the media are referring to as the “bathroom” law. HB2 — known officially as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act — dictates which bathrooms transgender people are permitted to use. Just as important, the law also attacks the rights of LGBT citizens to sue when their human rights are violated in the workplace. No other group of North Carolinians faces such a burden.

To my mind, it’s an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress. Right now, there are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments.

Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters. As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th.

Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards.

According to the Business Insider, spokespeople from six separate police departments in North Carolina have said they have no idea how officers will enforce the HB2 law when they don’t patrol bathrooms and won’t check birth certificates of people entering them.